Monthly Archives: September 2022

India approves PayU’s $4.7 billion acquisition of BillDesk

India’s antitrust watchdog has approved PayU’s proposed acquisition of payments gateway BillDesk, the second largest M&A deal in the South Asian market’s consumer internet space, more than a year after the two firms announced their merger plan. The Competition Commission of India said in a tweet that the deal had been approved, but did not…

Get ready for a bunch of big Windows 11 updates coming straight after 22H2

Even before Windows 11’s first major update, which is (imaginatively) titled Windows 11 2022 Update, arrives, Microsoft is already preparing some smaller updates to finally bring tabs to File Explorer and other highly sought after features by the end of the year. According to Windows Latest, these updates are called ‘Moments’, which will bring features…

Zelenskyy says Ukraine retook 3 settlements from Russia, part of a broader counteroffensive meant to reverse Putin’s grinding advance

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Telegram address posted September 4, 2022 President of Ukraine/Telegram Zelenskyy announced the retaking of three Ukrainian settlements, but didn’t specify where.  One counter-attack was in the eastern Donbas region and two were in the south, he said.  Ukraine began to push back against Russian occupation in the south at the…

The EU is running low on weapons because it’s given so many to Ukraine, top diplomat says

Ukrainian MSLR BM-21 “Grad” shoots toward Russian positions at the front line in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka EU states have given so many weapons to Ukraine that they’re running low at home, the bloc’s top diplomat said. Josep Borrell called on EU states to work together to restock. He also said he regrets…

Meet the ‘Vibe Manager’ of New York City’s Hard Rock Hotel who’s in charge of throwing rooftop parties, curating playlists, and setting up the ‘rockstar suite’ for VIPs like Vance Joy and Halsey

Michael Tello, the “vibe manager” at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City Sasha B. Charoensub 43-year-old Michael Tello is a “Vibe Manager” at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City.  His job responsibilities include curating playlists, welcoming celebrities, and “vibe-checking” guests.  He also preps the “rockstar suite” for VIPs staying at the…

Ukrainian hackers created fake profiles of attractive women to trick Russian soldiers into sharing their location, report says. Days later, the base was blown up.

A Russian serviceman on a vehicle with the “Z” symbol in Melitopol, Ukraine. Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian hackers duped Russian soldiers into talking to them, the FT reported. The hackers set up fake social-media accounts and posed as attractive women, the FT said. The hackers said the soldiers sent them pictures, which they…